Jzignig's 98 Legacy GT. 2/9/13: New Photos!

[jzignig]

Heres the designated daily.









Mods so far include

EXTERIOR/LOOKS:
repainted bumper with grey insert
home depot front lip
fiberglassed smooth mesh grille made from stock, or i rock the grey outback grille, or grill-less.
yakima roof rack, 3 copperhead bike trays. anyone mountain bike blue marsh?!
5k DDM tuning HID's in the headlights, 3k HID's in the fogs.
SL-i decals for 25 extra horsepower


INTERIOR/AUDIO:
Grey Suede door cards
Silver trim pieces.
Kenwood MP738u headunit, Ipod compatibility is a godsend.
Monster Cable 0 gauge full run
15" RE Audio SX series sub in a 3.8 cu ft custom 3/4"/1" MDF/fiberglass box tuned to a low, heart stopping 29Hz
Sundown 1200D V2
Fat matted whole rear of the car, work in progress to the front when i have time.


SUSPENSION/BRAKES/WHEELS:
17" ASA JH3's with michelin alpin tires. Best snow tires EVER!
TBD summer wheels. As of 2/9/13 exploring options.
EBC Sport slotted brake rotors
stainless lines
Akebono PROACT pads
04 Sti Takeoff struts/springs/tophats


ENGINE BAY/PERFORMANCE:
Full rebuild- Engine, Tranny, rear differential @146,000 (7/16/11- Just to be safe, and to stop a few inherent leaks)
Painted the pulley cover red cause it was tarnished to hell.
OBX Lightweight Crank Pulley
custom breaker box mount for my system
upgraded grounds/hot alternator lead to 0 gauge (will polish your voltage nicely to the 14.5v range)
thats all besides constant maintenance to keep fuel economy high.

[httrdd]

Car looks great with those wheels and grillless. What is that grey supposed to be in the center of the bumper? It looks different but goes well. Also as soon as you start modding you will probably blow those head gaskets out like I did at 93,000. All though I never really babied the LGT.

[jzignig]

Thanks man, the grey is just kind of my way of doing something different. When i bought it i guess the previous owner had ran it into a curb so the entire lower half of the bumper was stripped. So i figured if i repaint it i might as well do something slightly different. Only problem is the paint shop sent me the wrong chip guard that apparently wasnt for plastics, it reacted a little with it and gummed up a bit. so up close the bumper is textured like hell... and it doesn't even resist all the stones i get flung at me on the highway.

haha most of my modifying will be to the looks and interior for now, until the motor goes. Its just my commuter car, its automatic, and i kinda like the 26-29 mpg i get with it cause i drive like 75 miles a day. HOWEVER, i graduate with my mechanical engineering degree this fall, and when the time comes with the motor, i'd love to do a manual swap and rebuild the motor ground up

lol i baby the hell out of mine for that reason. I just rolled over 135k today... yuck . As far as i can tell you got yours running again though! more power to you just think now its good forever.... lol i wish.

most of my modifying will be to the looks and interior for now.

Wrx stuff works nicely, seats from 02-04 and the center console, jdm momo steering wheels..some ideas

[jzignig]

STi parts are yummy.

[anothernord]

I love the paint in on the front bumper. Its very subtle but looks great.

[jzignig]

Thank you=) was never sure how people liked it. my friends always like it but they're close friends, so they usually agree with you no matter what. haha

[jzignig]

Anyone have opinions on summer wheels?

Im thinking some 18" gunmetal Enkei EKM3's? Im getting STi springs and struts before anything. BUT

here they are

[Reason]

Nice rims

[jzignig]

im gonna say the enkeis? got the reason seal of approval? lol

thanks man.

[Perdue]

Those are the same wheels I'm looking at, but probably in 18's and in silver. I'll paint them gold later.

[jzignig]

They are some damn nice wheels!

[inoneday]

man i love your car. and that silver is a beautiful touch.... makes me wish i had 4k to buy a nice black leggy sedan 5mt..... idk dude i really love this car

[jzignig]

lol thanks a lot man.

really though, compared to 99% of the other legacies on this site, mine doesn't even come close.

We've all got unique ones though. This site gives me so many ideas its not funny.

[aekOne]

car looks great man. those enkei's are hot! i was considering them for my wagon before deciding on my ssr's...

[jzignig]

So i had a day off for once and decided to make good use of it. Deciding what to do my buddy and i ran around town. Wound up stopping in the fabric store to get him leather for his dash, and i spotted some grey suede that i liked on clearance. SOOO....



DOOR CARDS!
Before

New fabric on card... Sorry i had enough to make a step by step but i deleted some by accident. haha

After

Comparison


I then decided the wood grain needed to change. And well, the cap matched...

But it turned out so bright its ridonculous, so i need to get a better match to the cards for the locks.
Look at that sucker! looks white.

And heres a few random ones, including a few of my 15:

ohhh and whats hiding behind that seat?


Peekaboo! lol




And by the way. Never go into a fabric store as a group of two guys. More than likely, the clerk will be gay if he is a guy. And more than likely, you will be hit on. Fair warning.

theres already a diy for this

it looks alot better tho! nice..

[TGX4776]

Anyone have opinions on summer wheels?

Im thinking some 18" gunmetal Enkei EKM3's? Im getting STi springs and struts before anything. BUT

here they are

I want those soo bad in 17's. Very sexy wheels

But I also want to get ones that are lighter.

Like your car btw.

[subie/legacy]

seeing this, give me some motivation to finely do my door cards. looks good
mine have no fabric at the moment. I ripped my fabric right off the door, lol

[jzignig]

hahaha, as long as you got all that glue junk off it probably doesnt even look bad without fabric. but thank you for the comments.

and i know theres a tutorial for this already. I just wanted to show the process that i used

The enkeis are so nice you can disreguard a few pounds on your weight goal

[Lone_legacy]

Nice job on the DIY lip. Super clean! I'd go bronze or dark silver for the wheels. I painted mine gold earlier this spring and Im kicking myself for not going bronze. Much more subtle, yet they still contrast well with the dark car.

[jzignig]

Nice job on the DIY lip. Super clean! I'd go bronze or dark silver for the wheels. I painted mine gold earlier this spring and Im kicking myself for not going bronze. Much more subtle, yet they still contrast well with the dark car.

Thanks man

I like the bronze idea a lot too but i figured with the bumper dark grey or gunmetal would be the best option.
We will see though, Im gonna be tight on cash this year, on the look out for a street bike haha

[xoSubieLegacyxo]

How come I never saw this thread? lol Car looks good. If you ever see a blue WRX with 4 rally lights thats my buddy Steve. He lives in the Lebanon/Lancaster area.

[Airgne]

nice job so far. keep it up. please reas teh rules and fix your thread.

[jzignig]

Sorry Airgne, if you meant the title, it has been changed.

As for the car since i haven't updated in a long time, it went through a full rebuild about 2 months ago, and has been treating me well. I am installing a full borla UEL, resonated catless to STI midpipe and axleback exhaust within the next month or so, and have finally got a roof rack so i dont have to take a truck to go mountain biking.

A few pictures:

with the roof rack:


the EBC's

And a few other random ones, including my newest toy, my airborne.








Sorry for the poor quality. camera phone pics!

[subiman2005]

That STI muffler is going to be hella raspy without cats man

[jzignig]

I'm thinking with a large resonator in place of them it shouldn't be. Its either resonator or high flow cat, depends what the prices look like when i ask the shop to weld it up.

[jzignig]

Exhaust sound clip: STI Axleback, midpipe, high flow cat, borla knockoffs. deep, droney, and subtle. This car is automatic, so i didn't want anything too aggressive sounding, this is about perfect.

[mycargoesvroom]

Sounds great!

Side note: I have those shoes lol.

[jzignig]

bet you dont have those sweet cutoff jeans though, eh?

Thanks though!